With our first new camper get together, the New Camper Bowling Event, coming up, I have been thinking about all the pretty awesome FIRSTS our new campers will experience this summer – and some even before the summer! Your camp Big Brother or Big Sister…
This week we are featuring an article written by Jess Michaels on the New York Family Website titled Is Your Child Ready for Sleepaway Camp? This article gives great insight from experts in the camping industry and child development field, including our very own Co-Director Laurie…
With 2018 coming to a close, I find myself reflecting on this past year. Of course, camp is a huge part of my year, and I find it funny to think that I probably fit more action into those 51 days of summer than I…
Written by Laurie Rinke ***This article was originally posted in October 2014. We felt that at this time of year, when camp re-enrollment is underway and even the happiest of campers sometimes hesitate about re-enrolling for camp, it is a good message to share with our…
Dear Echo Lake Families, We hope this letter finds you doing well as your child(ren) settle in to their post camp / school year. As you know, Echo Lake is a community that emphasizes treating people with respect, building self-esteem, and generally spreading Warm Inner…
